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Consider Endorsing Quick-Build Traffic Calming in the Neighborhood Around Gibbons Drive Followed by Long-Term Data Collection and Planning for the Fernside Boulevard Traffic Calming & Bikeways Project (Action)
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Transportation Commission
From: Lisa Foster, Secretary to the Transportation Commission
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This staff report presents updated recommendations for the intersection of Gibbons Drive, High Street, and Fernside Boulevard (Gibbons/High/Fernside), based on a traffic study and extensive community feedback.
Staff now recommends fast-tracking quick-build neighborhood traffic calming to 2026-2027, as described below and shown in Exhibit 1:
a. Interim safety measure at Gibbons/High/Fernside. Reduce turning speeds onto Gibbons Drive by installing a paint-and-post bulb-out at the southwest corner (no turn restriction).
b. Roundabouts and new pedestrian crossings inside the neighborhood. Reduce vehicle speeds and improve pedestrian access by constructing quick-build roundabouts with temporary Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) curb ramps at the Gibbons/Northwood/Southwood and Southwood/Bayo Vista/Fairview intersections.
c. New speed humps. Add speed humps at locations on Gibbons Drive, Southwood Drive, and Cambridge Drive.
After these improvements are installed, staff recommends collecting updated traffic data and conducting a temporary pilot turn restriction at Gibbons/High/Fernside as part of long-term planning for the Fernside Boulevard Traffic Calming and Bikeways Project. Staff will also seek funding for project design and construction during this time.
The revised recommendation responds to community concerns about potential traffic diversion from a turn restriction at Gibbons and emphasizes the need for immediate safety improvements for the larger Fernside neighborhood. This recommendation prioritizes quick-build measures that can be delivered 2026-2027, followed by evaluation and phased...
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